Note: Gray highlights depict a ship that was converted to a Destroyer Minesweeper (DMS)
Hull  Name Builder Launch Date Commissioning Battle Stars Decommissioning Disposition
421 Benson Bethlehem Steel--Quincy, Mass 15 Nov., 1939 25 July, 1940 4 18 March, 1946 Transferred to Taiwan on 26 Feb, 1954 as LO YANG (DD-14). 
422 Mayo Bethlehem Steel--Quincy, Mass 26 March, 1940 18 Sept., 1940 2 18 March, 1946 Stricken from the Orange, TX reserve fleet 1 Dec., 1970. Sold 5 Aug, 1972 to Southern Scrap Materials Co. LTD., New Orleans, LA for $68,000.00. Broken up for scrap.
423 Gleaves Bath Iron Works 9 Dec., 1939 14 June, 1940 5 8 May, 1946 Stricken from the Orange, TX reserve fleet 1 Nov, 1969. Planned Ship Memorial at the Armed Forces Museum of the Smithsonian Institute, cancelled. Sold on 29 June, 1972 to Southern Scrap Material Co., LTD., New Orleans for $68,000.00. Broken up for scrap.
424 Niblack Bath Iron Works 18 May, 1940 1 Aug., 1940 5 June, 1946 Stricken from the Philiadelphia reserve fleet 31 July, 1968. Test hulk for new method of drydocking -believed to be in Newport, RI. Sold 16 Aug, 1973 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., New York City for $75,133.33. Broken up for scrap.
425 Madison Boston Navy Yard 20 Oct., 1939 6 Aug., 1940 5 13 March, 1946 Stricken from the Orange, TX reserve fleet 1 Jun, 1969. Sunk as target 14 Oct., 1969 off Southeastern coast of Florida by aircraft and gunfire from English (DD-696).
426 Lansdale Boston Navy Yard 30 Oct., 1939 17 Sept., 1940 4   Sunk 20 April, 1944 by aircraft torpedo, Western Mediterranean (Algeria) area, 37 deg 03 min N., 03 deg 51 min E.
427 Hilary P Jones Charleston Navy Yard 14 Dec., 1939 6 Sept., 1940 4 6 Feb, 1947 Transferred to Taiwan on 26 Feb, 1954 as HAN YANG (DD-15). 
428 Charles F Hughes Puget Sound Navy Yard 16 May, 1940 5 Sept, 1940 4 18 March, 1946 Sunk as target off Virginia March 26 1969
429 Livermore Bath Iron Works 3 August, 1940 7 Oct, 1940 3 24 Jan, 1947 Sold March 3 1961 to Potomac Shipwrecking Co., Pope's Creek, MD and broken up for scrap in August 1961.
430 Eberle Bath Iron Works 14 Sept, 1940 4 Dec, 1940 3 3 June, 1946 To Greece January 22 1951, renamed Niki.   Stricken and scrapped in 1972
431 Plunkett Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 9 March, 1940 17 July, 1940 5 3 May, 1946 To Taiwan February 16 1954, renamed Nan Yang.   Stricken and scrapped in 1975
432 Kearny Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 9 March, 1940 13 Sept, 1940 3 7 March, 1946 Sold October 6 1972 to Luria Brothers, Philadelphia and broken up for scrap
433 Gwin Boston Navy Yard 25 May, 1940 15 Jan, 1941 5   Damaged beyond repair by Japanese Warships off Kolombangara July 13 1943.  Scuttled By Torpedoes from Ralph Talbot DD-390.
434 Meredith Boston Navy Yard 24 April, 1940 1 March, 1941 1   Sunk by Japanese Aircraft off San Cristobal October 15 1942
435 Grayson Charleston Navy Yard 7 August, 1940 14 Feb, 1941 13 4 Feb, 1947 Sold June 12 1974 and broken up for scrap
436 Monssen Puget Sound Navy Yard 16 May, 1940 14 March, 1941 4   Sunk by Japanese Warships off Guadalcanal November 13 1942
437 Woolsey Bath Iron Works 12 Feb, 1941 7 May, 1941 7 13 June, 1946 Sold June 12 1974 Andy International and broken up for scrap
438 Ludlow Bath Iron Works 11 Nov, 1940 5 March, 1941 6 20 May, 1946 To Greece January 22 1951, renamed Doxa.  Stricken and broken up for scrap in 1972
439 Edison Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 23 Nov, 1940 31 Jan, 1941 6 18 May, 1946 Sold December 29 1966 to Lipsett Inc., Kearny, NJ and broken up for scrap
440 Ericsson Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 23 Nov, 1940 13 March, 1941 3 15 March, 1946 Sunk as target November 17 1970
441 Wilkes Boston Navy Yard 31 May, 1940 22 April, 1941 10 6 March, 1946 Sold June 29 1972 and broken up for scrap
442 Nicholson Boston Navy Yard 31 May, 1940 3 June, 1941; 17 July, 1950 10 26 Feb, 1946; 15 Jan, 1951 To Italy January 15 1951, renamed Aviere.  Stricken and sunk as target in 1975
443 Swanson Charleston Navy Yard 2 Nov, 1940 29 May, 1941 8 6 March, 1946 Sold June 29 1972 and broken up for scrap
444 Ingraham Charleston Navy Yard 15 Feb, 1941 17 July, 1941     Sunk in collision with Oiler Chemung AO-30 Off Nova Scotia August 22 1942
453 Bristol Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 25 July, 1941 22 Oct, 1941 3   Sunk by U-371 off Algiers October 13 1943
454 Ellyson Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 25 July, 1941 18 Nov, 1941 7 19 Oct, 1954 To Japan October 19 1954, renamed Asakaze.  To Taiwan in August 1970 and cannibalized for spare parts
455 Hambleton Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 26 Sept, 1941 22 Dec, 1941 7 15 Jan, 1955 Sold November 22 1972 and broken up for scrap
456 Rodman Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 26 Sept, 1941 27 Jan, 1941 5 28 July, 1955 To Taiwan July 28 1955, renamed Hsuen Yang.  Expended for film purposes in 1976.
ba Emmons Bath Iron Works 23 Aug, 1941 5 Dec, 1941 4   Sunk by Japanese Kamikaze Aircraft off Okinawa April 6 1945
458 Macomb Bath Iron Works 23 Sept, 1941 26 Jan, 1942 5 19 Oct, 1954 To Japan October 19 1952, renamed Hatakaze.  To Taiwan August 6 1970, and cannibalized for spare parts
459 Laffey Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 30 Oct, 1941 31 March, 1942 3   Sunk by Gunfire from Japanese Battleship Hiei off Guadalcanal November 13 1942
460 Woodworth Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 29 Nov, 1941 30 April, 1942 7 6 April, 1946 To Italy January 15 1951, renamed Artigliere.  Stricken and scrapped in 1971
461 Forrest Boston Navy Yard 14 June, 1941 13 Jan, 1942 6 30 Nov, 1945 Sold November 20 1946 and broken up for scrap
462 Fitch Boston Navy Yard 14 June, 1941 3 Feb, 1942 5 24 Feb, 1956 Sunk as target off the East coast of Florida November 15 1973
463 Corry Charleston Navy Yard 28 July, 1941 18 Dec, 1941 4   Struck Mine and sank off Utah Beach Normandy France June 6 1944
464 Hobson Charleston Navy Yard 8 Sept, 1941 22 Jan, 1942 6   Sunk in collision with Aircraft Carrier Wasp CV-18 in the North Atlantic April 26 1952. 
483 Aaron Ward Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 22 Nov, 1941 4 March, 1942 3   Sunk by Japanese Aircraft off Guadalcanal April 7 1943
484 Buchanan Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 22 Nov, 1941 21 March, 1942 16 28 April, 1949 To Turkey April 28 1949, renamed Gelibolu.  Scrapped in 1976.
485 Duncan Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 20 Feb, 1942 16 April, 1942 1   Sunk by Japanese Warships off Guadalcanal October 12 1942
486 Lansdowne Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 20 Feb, 1942 29 April, 1942 12 2 May, 1946 To Turkey June 10 1949, renamed Gaziantep.  Scrapped in 1973.
487 Lardner Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 20 March, 1942 13 May, 1942 11 16 May, 1946 To Turkey June 10 1949, renamed Gemlik.  Sunk as a target 21 Nov 1982 in the Eastern Mediterranean by the USS Biddle (CG-34), USS Furer (FFG-6), USS Truett (FF-1095) and aircraft from CVW-6.
488 Mc Calla Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 20 March, 1942 27 May, 1942; 11 Dec, 1948 10 17 May, 1946; 29 April, 1949 To Turkey April 28 1949, renamed Giresun.  Scrapped in 1973.
489 Mervine Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 3 May, 1942 17 June, 1942 3 27 May, 1949 Sold October 27 1969 and broken up for scrap
490 Quick Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 3 May, 1942 3 July, 1942 4 28 May, 1949 Sold August 27 1973 and broken up for scrap
491 Farenholt Bethlehem Steel--Staten Island, NY 11 Nov, 1940 2 April, 1942 13 26 April, 1946 Sold November 22 1972 and broken up for scrap
492 Bailey Bethlehem Steel--Staten Island, NY 19 Dec, 1941 11 May, 1942 9 2 May, 1946 Sunk as target off Florida November 4 1969
493 Carmick Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 8 March, 1942 28 Dec, 1942 3 15 Feb, 1954 Sold August 7 1972 and broken up for scrap
494 Doyle Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 17 March, 1942 27 Jan, 1943 2 19 May, 1955 Sold October 6 1972 to Luria Brothers, Philadelphia and broken up for scrap
495 Endicott Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 2 April, 1942 25 Feb, 1943 1 17 Aug, 1955 Sold October 6 1970 and broken up for scrap
496 Mc Cook Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 30 April, 1942 15 March, 1943 3 27 May, 1949 Sold August 27 1973 and broken up for scrap
497 Frankford Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 17 March, 1942 31 March, 1943 2 6 March, 1946 Sunk as target off Puerto Rico December 4 1973
598 Bancroft Bethlehem Steel--Quincy, Mass 31 Dec, 1941 30 April, 1942 8 1 Feb, 1946 Sold March 16 1973 and broken up for scrap
599 Barton Bethlehem Steel--Quincy, Mass 31 Jan, 1942 29 May,1942 4   Sunk by Japanese Destroyer Amatsukaze off Guadalcanal November 13 1942
600 Boyle Bethlehem Steel--Quincy, Mass 15 June, 1942 15 Aug, 1942 4 29 March, 1946 Sunk as target off Florida May 3 1973
601 Champlin Bethlehem Steel--Quincy, Mass 25 July, 1942 12 Sept, 1942 6 31 Jan, 1947 Sold May 8 1972 and broken up for scrap
602 Meade Bethlehem Steel--Staten Island, NY 15 Feb, 1942 22 June, 1942 9 17 June, 1946 Sunk as target off Florida February 18 1973
603 Murphy Bethlehem Steel--Staten Island, NY 29 April, 1942 27 July, 1942 4 9 March, 1946 Her original forward section that was sheered off in a collision in 1943 is off New York.  Sold October 6 1972 and broken up for scrap
604 Parker Bethlehem Steel--Staten Island, NY 12 May, 1942 31 Aug, 1942 4 31 Jan, 1947 Sold May 25 1973 to Luria Brothers, Philadelphia and broken up for scrap
605 Caldwell Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 15 Jan, 1942 10 June, 1942 8 24 April, 1946 Sold November 4 1966 to Boston Metals, Baltimore and broken up for scrap
606 Coghlan Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 12 Feb, 1942 10 July, 1942 8 31 March, 1947 Sold June 12 1974 to Aardvark International, Chester, PA and broken up for scrap
607 Frazier Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 17 March, 1942 30 July, 1942 12 14 April, 1946 Sold October 6 1972 to Luria Brothers, Philadelphia for $67,911 and broken up for scrap
608 Ganesvoort Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 11 April, 1942 25 Aug, 1942 4 1 Feb, 1946 Sunk as target off Florida March 23 1972
609 Gillespie Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 8 May, 1942 18 Sept, 1942 9 17 April, 1946 Sunk as target off Puerto Rico July 16 1973
610 Hobby Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 4 June, 1942 18 Nov, 1942 10 1 Feb, 1946 Sunk as target at 36° 55' N, 74° 43' W in 1,580 fathoms, June 28 1972
611 Kalk Bethlehem Steel--San Francisco, CA 18 July, 1942 17 Oct, 1942 8 3 May, 1946 Sunk as target off Florida March 20 1969
612 Kendrick Bethlehem Steel--San Pedro, CA 2 April, 1942 12 Sept, 1942 3 31 March, 1947 Sunk as target off Key West Florida March 2 1968
613 Laub Bethlehem Steel--San Pedro, CA 28 April, 1942 24 Oct, 1942 4 2 Feb, 1946 Sold January 14 1975 to Boston Metals, Baltimore for $160,667.67 and broken up for scrap
614 Mackenzie Bethlehem Steel--San Pedro, CA 27 June, 1942 21 Nov, 1942 4 4 Feb, 1946 Sunk as target off Florida May 6 1974
615 McLanahan Bethlehem Steel--San Pedro, CA 7 Sept, 1942 19 Dec, 1942 4 2 Feb, 1946 Sold June 1 1974 to Andy International and broken up for scrap
616 Nields Bethlehem Steel--Quincy, Mass 1 Oct, 1942 15 Jan, 1943 3 26 March, 1946 Sold May 8 1972 to Southern Materials, New Orleans and broken up for scrap
617 Ordronaux Bethlehem Steel--Quincy, Mass 9 Nov, 1942 13 Feb, 1943 3 ? Jan, 1947 Sold March 16 1973 and broken up for scrap
618 Davison Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 19 June, 1942 11 Sept, 1942 3 24 June, 1949 Sold August 27 1973 and broken up for scrap
619 Edwards Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 19 June, 1942 18 Sept, 1942 14 11 April, 1946 Sold May 25 1973 and broken up for scrap
620 Glennon Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 26 Aug, 1942 8 Oct, 1942 2   Struck mine off Normandy France June 8 1944. Sunk by shore batteries June 10 1944
621 Jeffers Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 26 Aug, 1942 5 Nov, 1942 7 23 May, 1955 Sold May 25 1973 and broken up for scrap
622 Maddox Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 15 Sept, 1942 31 Oct, 1942 2   Sunk by German aircraft off Gela Sicily July 10 1943
623 Nelson Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 15 Sept, 1942 26 Nov, 1942 2 6 May, 1946 Sold July 18 1969 and broken up for scrap
624 Baldwin Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 14 June, 1942 20 April, 1943 3 20 June, 1946 Grounded while under tow on Montauk Pt,  NY, April 19 1961.  Scuttled June 5 1961
625 Harding Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 28 June, 1942 25 May, 1943 3 2 Nov, 1945 Sold April 16 1947 to Luria Brothers, Philadelphia and broken up for scrap
626 Satterlee Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 17 July, 1942 1 July, 1943 2 16 March, 1946 Sold May 8 1972 to Southern Materials, New Orleans and broken up for scrap
627 Thompson Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 15 July, 1942 10 July, 1943 2 23 May, 1955 Sold August 7 1972 and broken up for scrap
628 Welles Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding 7 Sept, 1942 16 Aug, 1943 8 4 Feb, 1946 Sold July 18 1969 and broken up for scrap
632 Cowie Boston Navy Yard 27 Sept, 1941 1 June, 1942 3 27 April, 1947 Sold February 22 1972 and broken up for scrap
633 Knight Boston Navy Yard 27 Sept, 1941 23 June, 1942 4 19 March, 1947 Sunk as Target off California October 27 1967.
634 Doran Boston Navy Yard 10 Dec, 1941 4 Aug, 1942 3 29 Jan, 1947 Sold August 27 1973 and broken up for scrap
635 Earle Boston Navy Yard 10 Dec, 1941 1 Sept, 1942 2 17 May, 1947 Sold October 1970 and broken up for scrap
636 Butler Philadelphia Navy Yard 12 Feb, 1942 15 Aug, 1942 4 8 Nov, 1945 Sold January 10 1948 and broken up for scrap
637 Gherardi Philadelphia Navy Yard 12 Feb, 1942 15 Sept, 1942 5 17 Dec, 1955 Sunk as target off Puerto Rico June 3 1973
638 Herndon Norfolk Navy Yard 5 Feb, 1942 20 Dec, 1942 3 8 May, 1946 Sunk as target off Florida May 24 1973
639 Shurbrick Norfolk Navy Yard 18 April, 1942 7 Feb, 1943 4 19 Oct, 1945 Sold September 27 1948 to National Metal & Steel Terminal Island, CA and broken up for scrap
640 Beatty Charleston Navy Yard 20 Dec, 1941 7 May, 1942 3   Sunk by German aircraft off Cape Bougaroun Algeria, November 6 1943
641 Tillman Charleston Navy Yard 20 Dec, 1941 4 June, 1942 3 16 March, 1946 Sold May 8 1972 and broken up for scrap
645 Stevenson Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 11 Nov, 1942 15 Dec, 1942 7 27 April, 1946 Sold June 2 1970 to Portsmouth Salvage Co. and broken up for scrap
646 Stockton Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 11 Nov, 1942 11 Jan, 1943 8 15 May, 1946 Sold May 25 1973 and broken up for scrap
647 Thorn Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 28 Feb, 1943 1 April, 1943 7 6 May, 1946 Sunk as target off Florida August 26 1974
648 Turner Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ 28 Feb, 1943 16 April, 1943     Exploded and sank off New York January 3 1944.
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